ORGANISERS
What is From Zero To Fintech?
The contemporary Fintech market is as boundless as the Galaxy. With this Hackathon, we – BFA, FEBA at Sofia University, and our partners are aiming at navigating you through all asteroids, comets, black holes, or supernovas in the Fintech world of 2023. In a series of workshops, the event provides all participants with the tools to:
- Build a spacecraft – creating a sustainable Fintech idea
- Prepare for take-off – pitching before investors
- Make sure to avoid asteroids – be in compliance with regulations
- Land your spaceship successfully on a new territory – awards provided by our sponsors, in the form of services will help your ideas come to life
Who is it for?
From Zero To Fintech is open to everyone who want to skyrocket into the open space and explore the depths of Finance, IT, Marketing, Sales, Law, etc. We welcome aboard all Fintech-savvy disruptors who are not afraid to face the market reality and test their abilities and ideas.
Sounds like you?
Register now!
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
SUPPORTED BY
PARTNERS
General Partner
Platinum Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor
CHALLENGES
- Build your own FinTech startup
a. Make your own Future in Finance: Develop and test an idea from the ground up
b. Get the best advice from our mentors to prepare for an independent entrepreneurial path and (maybe 😉) become the new Robinhood™ - Case studies
a. Apply your advanced IT skills and develop open banking solutions for payments, credit risk management, asset management, insurance, green finance, smart regulation and smart cities, and more
b. Provide solutions to cases suggested by Bulgarian and international companies and government institutions
c. Get noticed by FinTech and BigTech companies that search for TOP talent
Jury
Academia
Boryana Bogdanova
Vice Dean at FEBA
Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski”
Bozhidar Nedev
Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski”
Bulgarian Fintech Sector Representatives
Ivelin Kamburov
BoD Member
Credissimo
Boyan Stefanov Griffen
Svetlin Sabev
the BoD
StikCredit
Nikolay Stoykov
Emil
Koulov
GoAnalytix
Martina Rousseau
Pavel Kaminsky
WORKSHOP MENTORS – FINTECH WIZARDS
Veselina Markova
Eleven Ventures
Pavel Panayotov
Hackathon Winner
2021
Stoyan Pedev
CEO of Conquex
IBM Champion Blockchain
Marina Shideroff
Founder & CEO of
FRAM Creative Solutions
Georgi Stoyanov
Neda Muzho
Financial Superv. Commission
Nikolay
Gospodinov
Enbank
Hackathon MENTORS
Loic
Le Pichoux
Klear Lending
Yasena
Zasheva
MyCFO Bulgaria
Nikolay
Gospodinov
Enbank
Zornitsa (Yankulova)
Nikolova
Meaningful Digital Life
Deyan
RadeV
Phd
and Banking, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski”
George Rimpeff
AGENDA
# | Name of Workshop | Organization involved | Company name | Speaker | Time |
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1 | Fintech ecosystem in Bulgaria & Fintech Start-up Journey |
NGO | BFA & 2021 Hackathon Winner | Georgi Penev & Pavel Panayotov |
13:30 – 14:00 |
2 | Top 3 technologies in Fintech | Private company | IBM Champions | Stoyan Pedev & Ivan Vankov |
14:00 – 14:30 |
3 | Learn how to fundraise. Insiders guide to get to term sheet | Venture capital | Eleven Ventures | Veselina Markova | 14:30 – 15:30 |
4 | BREAK | 15:30 – 16:00 | |||
5 | Fintech UX | Design firm | Fram Creative Solutions | Marina Shiderof | 16:00 – 17:00 |
6 | Market and sell your solution | Marketing firm | Limacon | Georgi Stoyanov | 17:00-18:00 |
7 | Top 5 applications of Open Banking in 2023 | Fintech | Enbank | Nikolay Gospodinov | 18:00 – 18:15 |
8 | Speed up your go-to-market with Innovation Hub by FSC Bulgaria | Regulator | Financial Supervision Commission of Bulgaria | Neda Muzho | 18:15-18:45 |
PRINCIPLES
Fulfill these principles and let your creativity rise and shine
ELIGIBILITY
The hackathon welcomes everyone interested in the field of finance. Whether you are a business, IT, Marketing, Sales or Law focused, or just a Fintech-savvy who wants to be the creator of the next generation Fintech, that’s the place for you!
TEAM SIZE
If you don’t have a team yet, during the event we will help you form teams of up to 6 people. The dream team would look like: 1.Finance 2. IT 3. Marketing 4. Sales 5. Legal. Teams with 50-50 women-men receive extra points.
CHECK-IN IS A MUST
All participants have to register by 23:59 on 17th March.
SUBMIT ON TIME
All teams should submit their work by 23:59 on 25th March. Any presentations submitted after will be invalid.
OWNERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Teams have full ownership of everything they create during the event. Teams are free to do with it as they see wish.
BE NICE WITH EACH OTHER
We are all here to have fun and learn from the best. No need for hard feelings. Keep your cool :)
FAQs
You are welcome to ask anything but first, check these Q&As
JUDGING CRITERIA
To win this race you need to go the whole nine yards. So you better get an idea on how your idea will be evaluated.
PRIZES
BGN 3,000
BFA provides BGN 3,000 to the winner of From Zero To Fintech HackathonThe BFA prize
The winner of the BFA prize receives BGN 3,000 which should be used for the realisation of the Fintech created during the event. The prize will be given to the team with the best overall performance throughout the hackathon.
ABOUT THE ORGANISERS
Learn more about the organisers-
Bulgarian Fintech Association and
Finance and Investments Master’s degree program at FEBA at Sofia University
Bulgarian Fintech Association and
Finance and Investments Master’s degree program at FEBA at Sofia University